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Daniel Craig is considered to be one of the sexiest men alive, but somehow, the director of his first James Bond movie was worried he wasn’t handsome enough to play the iconic role.

Casino Royale director Martin Campbell has revealed that Henry Cavill could have been an “excellent” James Bond “if Daniel [Craig] didn’t exist”.Speaking to Express UK, Campbell, who led the Craig-starring James Bond reboot with Casino Royale, revealed that Cavill – now most famous for playing Superman and Geralt in The Witcher – had auditioned for the 007 franchise but was “a little young at the time”. For context, the reboot’s auditions were held 18 years ago, when Cavill was just 22-years-old.Campbell said of Henry Cavill’s audition: “He looked great in the audition. His acting was tremendous.

Casino Royale director Martin Campbell believes that Superman star Henry Cavill had a good audition, but wasn’t the perfect fit when producers were looking for a new James Bond.

Quentin Tarantino was at the Cannes Film Festival this week to present a screening of John Flynn‘s 1977 film “Rolling Thunder,” which features prevalently in his book “Cinema Speculations.” And with QT on la Croisette, Deadline sat the director down to talk about his next (and final) film, “The Movie Critic,” his thoughts on the streaming zeitgeist, and other details about his career.

A vision in red! Millie Bobby Brown sparkled at the Osaka Comic Con Opening Ceremony.

Eva Green was awarded $1 million by a British court on Friday (April 28) for a movie that was never produced.

Rachel McAdams returns to theaters later this month with “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” It’s a significant role for the actress and one she wanted to do. She can’t say the same for some of the huge movies she turned down in the mid-2000s, some of which are the decade’s biggest films.

Bond odds have continually been shifting. The debate has surrounded Daniel Craig's replacement as James Bond following his fifth and final 007 movie, No Time To Die, which hit cinemas in 2021. The official announcement of the next 007 star will likely come within the next year, but until then, the odds are the best insight fans have into the movement.

There’s a freedom to being done with a film franchise. We’ve seen quite a few instances where actors are finished with a big franchise and decide to actually open up quite a bit about the behind-the-scenes goings-on.

If you’re a fan of James Bond films, you probably remember several years ago, after finishing “Spectre,” when Daniel Craig joked that he’d rather slash his wrists than do another film in the franchise. That seemed to be pretty definitive.

James Bond set for Daniel Craig, but can be a grim and gritty reality getting those results through tough and disciplined training. Asked what sort of shape the star was in when beginning training on Casino Royale, the personal trainer said: "He wasn't out of great shape, but he wasn't in the type of Bond shape he's in now.

Guy Pearce and Monica Bellucci are set to co-star opposite Liam Neeson in Memory, the indie crime thriller from Black Bear Pictures and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. Harold Torres (ZeroZeroZero), Taj Atwal (Line of Duty), and Ray Fearon (Beauty and the Beast) round out the cast of the film, which is currently shooting in Bulgaria.

A post shared by Johnny Depp (@johnnydepp) on Nov 6, 2020 at 8:15am PSTIn recent days, a frontrunner for Johnny’s replacement has emerged and it’s another actor who’s known for playing a villain: Mads Mikkelsen.According to Deadline, The Danish actor is in talks with Warner Bros to take over the role of the evil wizard Grindelwald who we first met in the Harry Potter books.Mikkelsen has played villains in Casino Royale, Doctor Strange and was the title character in the TV-series Hannibal, so he

Mads Mikkelsen's chiseled features, raspy voice and cool steely gaze have made the Danish actor a go-to bad guy for any casting agent looking for a supervillain — James Bond's nemesis Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, Doctor Strange's warlock adversary Kaecilius — or serial killer (TV's Hannibal) with a touch of class.

By Andreas Wiseman, Tom Grater